[Chapter-delegates] Event sponsorship and GDPR

[Michiel Leenaars]

Hi all,

I (probably like all of you) received this email sent from ISOC's mail
servers about an event organised by Dell, where ISOC is apparently a
sponsor. For most of our members such an event abroad is not really
relevant. Discounts are always nice, but the attention of our members is
something we are *very* careful with too. And the tainted reputation of
the Dell subsidiary organising this, RSA [1], is still something to keep
in mind.

What is the rationale behind putting this particular (commercial) event
in the spotlights by sending out personalised emails? And there are many
equivalent events elsewhere in the world that would be interested in a
global audience of 100.000 ISOC members to advertise to in return for a
(pretty standard) discount. The fact that some event is big and you
have a boot there, makes it actually even less necessary - the members
that are interested will already know about it. We can put a corner on
the website where people can get discounts for events, but that would
not involve mass mailings.

Making commercial offerings tied to the membership of an organisation
seems very risky to me from a GDPR point of few. I was wondering if we
should establish some sort of policy guidelines, who gets to send what
messages to chapter members - most notably commercial external events?

What do you all feel about this?

Kind regards,
Michiel Leenaars
Directeur 

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[1]
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-nsa-rsa/exclusive-nsa-infiltrated-rsa-security-more-deeply-than-thought-study-idUSBREA2U0TY20140331

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"Jeff Wilbur, Director, Online Trust Alliance" <mailer at comms.isoc.org>
Special Offer for Members: RSA Discount  
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:22:05 -0800

Hi Michiel, 

The next RSA Conference
(https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us18/about) will take place
in San Francisco from 16 to 20 April 2018. This conference offers
a unique opportunity to learn new information about security
approaches, discover the latest technology and meet security
leaders and pioneers. 

The Internet Society and the Online Trust Alliance (OTA)
(https://otalliance.org) are delighted to once again be a joint
Association Sponsor. 

As an Internet Society member, you are eligible to use the
discount code "18UOTAFD" to get 100 USD off the registration
fees. Just be sure to check the box indicating that you are an
OTA/Internet Society member when you register.

If attending, be sure not to miss our panel on the Internet of
Things (IoT): "Trust by Design - Lessons Learned" featuring Marc
Bown, the head of security for Fitbit and Chad Curry of the
National Association of REALTORS. We'll be talking about how to
apply the OTA IoT Trust Framework (https://otalliance.org/IoT) to
improve security and privacy in IoT offerings.

Register now!
(https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us18/register)

Best,
Jeff Wilbur
Director, Online Trust Alliance at Internet Society

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last year in order to expand our reach and impact to a broader
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Like the Internet Society, the OTA also has history of working
with their members to promote initiatives that enhance online
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Because the OTA operates semi-autonomously, you may not know much
about its work. Find out more here [link:
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